MRC Doctoral Training Program (DTP) 2024 in Precision Medicine at University of Edinburgh
The MRC Doctoral Training Program (DTP) 2024 in Precision Medicine at University of Edinburgh is currently open for applications from qualified and interested PhD candidates seeking enrollment in the program.
The Precision Medicine Doctoral Training Programme is a fully-funded PhD scholarship program with integrated studies, supported by the Medical Research Council, the University of Edinburgh, and the University of Glasgow.
The emphasis of this Doctoral Training Programme is on equipping PhD students with essential quantitative skills, including mathematics, statistics, computation, and digital expertise, which align with the key priorities identified by the Medical Research Council (MRC). Additionally, the program focuses on applying these skills to diverse data sources, ranging from wet bench ‘omics’ to health records. Consequently, students gain interdisciplinary training that enables them to contribute to the realization of precision medicine’s vision.
Precision medicine represents a groundbreaking approach to disease treatment and prevention. It revolves around determining the most effective strategies for individual patients based on a comprehensive understanding of genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors.
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The DTP Scholarship Offers:
- PhD with integrated study, and training in Precision Medicine towards becoming a T-shaped researcher (broad in outlook while studying in depth)
- Cutting-edge learning in both medicine and computation
- Vast data assets emerging from the infrastructure and facilities within the world-leading training environments provided by the three partners, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and the Karolinska.
Scholarship Summary:
Scholarship Sponsor(s): University of Edinburgh
Host Institution(s): University of Edinburgh in the UK
Scholarship Worth: Fully Funded
Number of Awards: Several
Study Level: PhD
Nationality: International Students
Eligibility for the MRC Doctoral Training Program (DTP) 2024 in Precision Medicine at University of Edinburgh:
- Applicants must be international students.
- Applicants must be a UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent.
- Applicants must meet the entry requirements by country.
- Applicants must meet the English language requirements.
- Applicants must demonstrate a level of English language competency at a level that will enable you to succeed in their studies, regardless of their nationality or country of residence.
English Language Tests:
We accept the following English language qualifications at the grades specified:
- IELTS Academic: total 6.5 with at least 6.0 in each component.
- TOEFL-iBT (including Home Edition): total 92 with at least 20 in each component. We do not accept TOEFL My Best Score to meet our English language requirements.
- C1 Advanced (CAE) / C2 Proficiency (CPE): total 176 with at least 169 in each component.
- Trinity ISE: ISE II with distinctions in all four components.
- PTE Academic: total 62 with at least 59 in each component.
Method of Application for the MRC Doctoral Training Program (DTP) 2024 in Precision Medicine at University of Edinburgh:
To register for the MRC Doctoral Training Programme (DTP) 2024 at University of Edinburgh, applicants should adhere to the following steps:
- Before making an application, please contact the primary supervisor to discuss the project.
- Applications for all projects must be submitted via the University of Edinburgh’s Degree Finder.
- For those applying to a University of Glasgow project, following the application deadline, your application along with any supporting documents will be shared with the University of Glasgow.
- A CV is required and you should upload this to the document upload section of your application.
- You can apply for a maximum of 3 projects. Please submit a separate application for each project. The application form will ask you to rank the projects, however, we require a separate application for each project you would like to apply for.
- Applicants must apply to a specific project. Please ensure that you include details of the project that you are applying to under the Programme section of your application.
- The project title should be included in both the Research Topic and Research Project fields
- All Supervisors as listed in the advertisement should be included in the proposed supervisor field
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Application Deadline: March 31, 2024.
For more information about this opportunity, Visit the Official Website.